Category Archives: Filipino Teachers

What I have learned from the NBPTS 2011 Conference and the SOS March

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL. I wrote this reflection to the Teacher Leaders Network forum just a few minutes before I drove to the library to meet up with Senora Richardson, my former Spanish teacher at the … Continue reading

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"Teach Your Children Well" (more SOS March photos)

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL. My good friend, Jon Melegrito, tagged me on Facebook with his note: “Teach Your Children Well” and photos of our kids at the SOS March which touched my heart. Tito Jon, (Tito … Continue reading

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SOS March 7.30.2011…teacher power!

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL. My family taking a break at the National Mall My former students and their parent at the White House EllipseThe Filipino teachers and our families Filipino teachers with their iPads talking to people … Continue reading

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Statement on the Plight of Filipino Teachers of Maryland’s PGCPS

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL. Partido ng Manggagawa (PM) Statement on the Plight of Filipino Teachers of Maryland’s PGCPS July 15, 2011 Lured by the American dream, non-immigrant workers here in the US have been subjected to … Continue reading

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PGCPS International Teachers’ Rally at the Department of Labor

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL.

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PGCPS Teacher Migrants standing up!

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL.

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On the issues of Filipino teacher migrants in PGCPS

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL. Going through The Washington Post’s 4.4.11 article, “US Dep’t of Labor orders MD. School system to pay millions to mostly Filipino teachers” is like reading a familiar history story. On August 12, … Continue reading

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Statement of Solidarity (TDC’s 5th Anniversary)

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL. The Pinoy Teachers Network (PTN) in the USA would like to congratulate the Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) and all of its local sites in all parts of the Philippines on this important … Continue reading

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Re: Statement by AFT President Weingarten On International Recruitment of Teachers in Prince George’s County, Md.

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL. Dear President Randi Weingarten, I would like to thank you for supporting the struggles of our Filipino teachers in PG County. Our union leaders constantly remind me to be tough, to stand … Continue reading

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Filipino teachers in the Metro DC Area, this one’s for you!

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL. The Pinoy Teachers Network is conducting a survey for Filipino teachers in the Metro DC Area. Thanks much for helping us in our data gathering! Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, … Continue reading

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